We have successfully completed the delivery of Stage One of the project.

With support from the Stakeholder Reference Group SRG and the local community, we held a successful clean-up and planting day. In June, more than 1,200 native species were planted by volunteers and the Department for Infrastructure and Transport. The planting was carefully timed to align with seasonal conditions, giving the plants the best chance to establish and thrive.

The wider community also played an important role in maintaining the Loop by reporting illegal dumping, helping us ensure the area remained safe and clean.

Stage One included the installation of additional water points, lighting, an unsealed path, sealed connections, local native landscaping, a picnic area and a community mural.

The project also included upgrades to the existing sealed connection at Eastbourne Terrace, as well as two new connections spanning Kelmscott Street to Leader Street and Henry Street to Neptune Terrace.

Lighting upgrades were completed at all three connections, along with the installation of a new light pole on Kelmscott Street to improve safety.

A picnic area was established near Campbell Street, featuring a table and hydroseeding to enhance the surrounding landscape. We also worked with local schools to design a community mural, helping to brighten the area and create a more welcoming environment for families to enjoy the outdoors.

A new mural brought colour and vibrancy to the Rosewater Loop, with its original themes, ‘Where We Play’ and ‘Woody Meadow’, developed in collaboration with the local community.

Year 5 and 6 students from Pennington Primary School took part in a three-day workshop facilitated by artist Ella Simpson of Ink & Ruby Studios, contributing their own ideas and designs to the final artwork. The mural drew inspiration from the local environment and industrial heritage, incorporating native flora, sawtooth building shapes and train motifs inspired by student drawings.

The mural formed part of the broader revitalisation of the Rosewater Loop, celebrating local identity and strengthening community pride, creativity and a sense of place.

In 2025, we established the Rosewater Loop Stakeholder Reference Group (SRG) which is comprised of residents and relevant groups. The SRG, whose role is to advocate and work with us on behalf of the local community, met again for the fourth time in August 2025. Their contributions and feedback have helped to guide the project to best reflect the communities’ wishes for this space.

The community told us their top priorities were:

• accessible water points
• a walking and cycling path
• lighting.

The SRG and the public community group, Greening Rosewater Loop, were given the opportunity to provide their feedback on the themes for the community mural. The themes will be provided to the artist who will then workshop a design with the local school’s involvement.

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